Jewell: Championship Wages Will Drop Fri 02nd Mar 2012 07:00 Town boss Paul Jewell says he expects the Financial Fair Play rules which come into force next season to lead to wages dropping at Championship level. The rules, the details of which are still to be finalised, will see wage bills fall across the division with clubs forced to live within their means rather than build up debts as they speculate in order to reach the riches of the Premier League. |
New Zealand Threaten Town Over Smith Fri 02nd Mar 2012 07:00 Boss Paul Jewell has revealed that the Blues wanted central defender Tommy Smith to miss New Zealand’s friendly with Jamaica this week due to a knee injury but were forced to allow the 21-year-old to travel after the All Whites threatened to invoke the five-day rule. |
Kennedy Coaching at Town Thu 01st Mar 2012 19:22 Blues manager Paul Jewell has revealed that left-back Mark Kennedy is working as a player-coach and is set to join the coaching staff permanently when he hangs up his boots in the summer. |
Pompey Might Not Finish Season Thu 01st Mar 2012 15:16 Portsmouth’s joint-administrator Trevor Birch has said that there is a very real chance that Pompey might not be able to fulfil this season’s Championship fixtures. If that’s the case, the games Portsmouth have played would be removed from the record with the Blues, who beat the Hampshire side both home and away, losing six points. |
Jewell Weighing Up Changes for Bristol City Clash Thu 01st Mar 2012 14:08 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’s weighing up whether to change his team for Saturday’s home game against Bristol City in the wake of last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion. The Blues have named an unchanged side for their last three matches. |
Naked Podcast Now Online Thu 01st Mar 2012 09:21 You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes. Graham Blackburn and David James are joined by Ray Slegg to discuss Town’s winning run coming to an end at Brighton. |
Griffiths Set to Join Braintree Thu 01st Mar 2012 09:16 Released Blues midfielder Jamie Griffiths is set to be offered a deal by Blue Square Bet Premier side Braintree Town. Griffiths has been training with the Iron since last week and played in a friendly against Southend on Tuesday. |
Edwards: Town Defence JET Assisted Thu 01st Mar 2012 06:00 Carlos Edwards has praised team-mate Jay Emmanuel-Thomas for his defensive work during Town’s recent climb towards mid-table respectability in the Championship. |
Carson Unused Sub Wed 29th Feb 2012 22:16 Midfielder Josh Carson was an unused sub as Northern Ireland lost 3-0 to Norway in a friendly in Belfast this evening. The 18-year-old remains on two full caps. |
Naked Football Show Live on ICR Tonight Wed 29th Feb 2012 10:25 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees hosts Graham Blackburn and David James joined by Ray Slegg to discuss the end of the Blues' winning run at Brighton on Saturday. |